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i understand what david brooks is saying in terms of how of the issues covered. but i really don't think that the way to go about this is to cut it up into smaller bills. i think you do need to combine border security and a path to legalization if you're going to get anything that will pass muster of the american people. >> bob, are there certain aspects of the senate bill you expect house democrats to take a closer look at perhaps and maybe even oppose? >> well, the question of amnesty and the standards for that, amnesty is a word the opponents usually use is certainly something the democrats will try to loosen up. when collin talks about from a conservative point of view there is a need for balanced legislation, he is one of the conservative voices who said that. but, colin, i'm sure you'll agree, within the republican conference, which is what they call their caucus in the house, there is a group of people who have a visceral hatred of immigrants, no other way to put it, particularly those south of the border. they may be the people that get in the way of any
i understand what david brooks is saying in terms of how of the issues covered. but i really don't think that the way to go about this is to cut it up into smaller bills. i think you do need to combine border security and a path to legalization if you're going to get anything that will pass muster of the american people. >> bob, are there certain aspects of the senate bill you expect house democrats to take a closer look at perhaps and maybe even oppose? >> well, the question of...
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joining me live from london is suzanne brooks, who conducted that interview. here in our studio is the health editor for thegrio.com. the actor's spokesman now backtracking. what did michael douglas specifically tell you, and what did you believe he was trying to inf infer? >> i believe that he was discussing specifically his own particular cancer. i asked him a question whether he felt his lifestyle had contributed to it specifically, his drinking and his smoking. he said no, because this particular cancer is caused by the hpv virus, which comes about via oral sex. so he may have been talking generally as well, but i think in that moment, to me, he was talking very specifically about his belief in what caused his particular cancer. >> are you surprised by the debate that this has touched off with that story? >> yes. that's a fair point. i'm incredibly surprised at the level of attention. when he said it, i thought this is a fascinating sideline. this is a fascinating way to shine a light on this illness. i thought that it would have some kind of traction with
joining me live from london is suzanne brooks, who conducted that interview. here in our studio is the health editor for thegrio.com. the actor's spokesman now backtracking. what did michael douglas specifically tell you, and what did you believe he was trying to inf infer? >> i believe that he was discussing specifically his own particular cancer. i asked him a question whether he felt his lifestyle had contributed to it specifically, his drinking and his smoking. he said no, because...
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one thing that we have for david brooks, why hagel was picked. referencing the long game of this. chuck hagel has been nominated to supervise the beginning of this generation long process. he probably wants a decorated war hero to boot. do you think that is the bigger calculation as we look at the long-range plan of why the president would go ahead and pick chuck hagel. >> i do. i think david hit the nail on the head. hagel has said he thinks the military spending is bloated and this is a terrific opportunity for someone to get in and do the military spending cuts that the president wanted all along. that's, i believe, another strong reason why the president supports him and that way he can get in there and get military spending cuts. david brooks also pointed out this is one of many positions that the president is going to have to look at other ways to boost education spending and spending in other areas. but certainly hagel as a decorated war veteran will be someone who is a great voice and face for the military but at the same time, he has not been quiet about his desires to cu
one thing that we have for david brooks, why hagel was picked. referencing the long game of this. chuck hagel has been nominated to supervise the beginning of this generation long process. he probably wants a decorated war hero to boot. do you think that is the bigger calculation as we look at the long-range plan of why the president would go ahead and pick chuck hagel. >> i do. i think david hit the nail on the head. hagel has said he thinks the military spending is bloated and this is a...
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tom vanden brook for "usa today." thanks for your time this afternoon. >> thanks for having me. >>> you can call him the littlest quarterback. 5-year-old cancer survivor ryan encino scored a special touchdown saturday at the cleveland browns training camp before a cheering crowd of 24 howe. ryan ran a 50-yard touchdown wearing his very own browns jersey and helmet. he was just 2-year-olds when he was diagnosed with lung cancer. he's in his second year in remission. that is something to celebrate. [ male announcer ] this is betsy. her long day of pick ups and drop offs begins with arthritis pain... and a choice. take up to 6 tylenol in a day or just 2 aleve for all day relief. all aboard. ♪ all aboard. okay, a? b? b. a? that's a great choice. let me show you some faucets to go along with that. with the latest styles and guaranteed low prices, you can turn the bath you have into the bath you want. good choice. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. right now, this abbey vanity combo is a special
tom vanden brook for "usa today." thanks for your time this afternoon. >> thanks for having me. >>> you can call him the littlest quarterback. 5-year-old cancer survivor ryan encino scored a special touchdown saturday at the cleveland browns training camp before a cheering crowd of 24 howe. ryan ran a 50-yard touchdown wearing his very own browns jersey and helmet. he was just 2-year-olds when he was diagnosed with lung cancer. he's in his second year in remission. that...
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i want to bring in alabama republican congressman mo brooks who has been listening to some of what the senate majority leader had to say. congressman, let me get your initial reaction to what we heard there from senator reid. >> well, i'm puzzled by it. it's clear he's on a different wavelength than we are or the rest of the country should be. this fight is about the solvency of our country. this fight will determine where we're going to be decades from now. we're on a path to bankruptcy as a country and we've got to get our spending under control. now, you can get it under control by trying to restrict obama care, if that's the way you want to take it. or any other numbers of programs that you may want to cut spending concerning. but the big picture is we're going to have a federal government in solvency and bankruptcy if we don't change our path. and the president's own comptroller general earlier this year warned congress that we are on an unsustainable path. >> let's talk about spending here. i'm sure you would acknowledge as the cbo has indicated that the past two years at least,
i want to bring in alabama republican congressman mo brooks who has been listening to some of what the senate majority leader had to say. congressman, let me get your initial reaction to what we heard there from senator reid. >> well, i'm puzzled by it. it's clear he's on a different wavelength than we are or the rest of the country should be. this fight is about the solvency of our country. this fight will determine where we're going to be decades from now. we're on a path to bankruptcy...
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. >>> for more on the president's trip i want to bring in whitney, a nonresident fellow at the brookings institution. always good to see you as well. the stated goal of president obama's trip is to advance the u.s. agenda in one of the world's most rapidly expanding regions. how is president obama hope to accomplish that? >> well, in africa seven of the fastest growing economies in the world are in subsahara and africa. president obama is really trying to reposition the u.s. to take advantage of that market, to get american companies doing more business, doing more trade, doing more investment. so in each of the stops, trade and investment has been a very important theme. as had engagement with the youth, because on the african continent, the average age is about 15 years old. the president is developing programs that will focus on the next generation of political leaders, next generation of entrepreneurs, the next generation of legislators and civil society leaders. and that's a different kind of relationship than the u.s. has had in the past. >> there is, of course, ron just alluded to
. >>> for more on the president's trip i want to bring in whitney, a nonresident fellow at the brookings institution. always good to see you as well. the stated goal of president obama's trip is to advance the u.s. agenda in one of the world's most rapidly expanding regions. how is president obama hope to accomplish that? >> well, in africa seven of the fastest growing economies in the world are in subsahara and africa. president obama is really trying to reposition the u.s. to...
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watch this week's press pass conversation with vice president and director for foreign policy at the brookings institute, martin indyk, on some of the big bets president obama is making during his second term in foreign policy. that's on meetthepress@msnbc.com. we'll be back next week. if it's sunday, it's "meet the press." >>> weapons have no place. >> people need to feel safe. >>> more than six weeks since newtown and the gun debate takes center stage in d.c. you are watch msnbc. we will talk to connecticut senator about what is realistically going to get done. plus president obama sits down with hispanic caucus leaders to talk about immigration reform. congress woman sanchez was one at the meeting. >>> she is packing up and moving out and heading home. what is next for hillary clinton? we will check in with one of the long-time residents of hillary land. president obama is urging gun control advocates to listen to voices of americans who grew up hunting. if you grew up and your dad gave you a hunting rifle when you were ten and that became part of your family's traditions you would see why
watch this week's press pass conversation with vice president and director for foreign policy at the brookings institute, martin indyk, on some of the big bets president obama is making during his second term in foreign policy. that's on meetthepress@msnbc.com. we'll be back next week. if it's sunday, it's "meet the press." >>> weapons have no place. >> people need to feel safe. >>> more than six weeks since newtown and the gun debate takes center stage in d.c....
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jealous, president of the naacp, big thanks to you and cher lynn, always enjoy having you and lecia brooks from the civil rights memorial center in montgomery, alabama, big thanks to you as well and we'll look at the evolution of the civil rights movement. andrew young just alluded to it. we'll talk about it more. 50 years after the march on washington and it is no longer just, no longer just black and white. you're watching msc special coverage of the anniversary of the march on washington worker every day. ♪ . . small businesses get up earlier and stay later. and to help all that hard work pay off, membership brings out millions of us on small business saturday and every day to make shopping small huge. this is what membership is. this is what membership does. too small. too soft. too tasty. [ both laugh ] [ male announcer ] introducing progresso's new creamy alfredo soup. inspired by perfection. [ crashing ] [ male announcer ] when your favorite food starts a fight, fight back fast with tums. heartburn relief that neutralizes acid on contact and goes to work in seconds. ♪ tum, tum t
jealous, president of the naacp, big thanks to you and cher lynn, always enjoy having you and lecia brooks from the civil rights memorial center in montgomery, alabama, big thanks to you as well and we'll look at the evolution of the civil rights movement. andrew young just alluded to it. we'll talk about it more. 50 years after the march on washington and it is no longer just, no longer just black and white. you're watching msc special coverage of the anniversary of the march on washington...
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from a very young age, alice brooks and her friend have invented a line of, get this, wired dollhouse building kits. it's all designed to get girls excited about technology and it is today's big idea. alice joins me live here in the studio. what are we looking at here? it looks pretty cool. >> so this is a ruminate dollhouse. we is a working windmill. >> that's cool. >> we have an elevator. and what kids can do with this is they can design the whole house to whatever story they want to tell. it's up to them. >> and the thinking here is that if you can get young girls at an early age to design things like this, they become more interested in science and math? >> that's what happened for me and my partner. when we were younger, the toys that let us build were what got us excited about engineering. for me it was a saw. >> so how did you come up with this particular idea? was it just this love of dollhouses that you always had or was there more to it? >> we originally were baby-sitter and we watched girls with their favorite toys and we saw there were a lot of cool dollhouses, but we coul
from a very young age, alice brooks and her friend have invented a line of, get this, wired dollhouse building kits. it's all designed to get girls excited about technology and it is today's big idea. alice joins me live here in the studio. what are we looking at here? it looks pretty cool. >> so this is a ruminate dollhouse. we is a working windmill. >> that's cool. >> we have an elevator. and what kids can do with this is they can design the whole house to whatever story...
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david brooks' article in the "new york times" saying the president hasn't come up with a proposal to avert sequestration let alone one that is politically plausible. peggy noonan in "the wall street journal" is saying it's always cliff ceilings and looming catastrophes with barack obama. it is always government by freakout. susan, are we in freakout mode just yet or do we have to wait until we get to thursday? >> i think this time we may actually avert freakout mode. the vibe on capitol hill is that the sequester may indeed happen on march 1st but that its effects at least for those who are on capitol hill will not be as serious as you're hearing now on all the tv stations, the gloom and doom about long lines at the airports and people not getting their benefits checks. i think it's been really exaggerated. this is only going to represent a little more than 1% of spending for this year and everyone is going to get their budget. they just have to over the course of the year reduce it by 8%. i don't think you'll see drastic cuts immediately and it will give congress time to work out a
david brooks' article in the "new york times" saying the president hasn't come up with a proposal to avert sequestration let alone one that is politically plausible. peggy noonan in "the wall street journal" is saying it's always cliff ceilings and looming catastrophes with barack obama. it is always government by freakout. susan, are we in freakout mode just yet or do we have to wait until we get to thursday? >> i think this time we may actually avert freakout mode....
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he served as a former ambassador to israel and heads the department in brookings, institute. he really has been steeped in this. by the way, he was a part of the failed talks back in 2000 so he is no strange to how these talks work and how they can also fall apart. so i think the white house certainly hoping that these latest round of talks will yield some fruit, but, again, as i mapped out, there are a lot of hurdles to that happening. >> martin endike bringing that experience to this. anatomy challenge for the u.s. and prrp in the middle east, egypt. more than 70 people as we both have been watching were killed in clashes between egyptian security forces and supporters of the deposed president there, mohammed morsi. what is the strategy that you're hearing now? >> reporter: look. over the weekend we know that secretary of state john kerry, defense secretary chuck hagel, were in contact with top officials in egypt. and really issued statements of concern. the secretary of state calling on leaders in egypt to bring that country back from the brink, calling on egyptians to hol
he served as a former ambassador to israel and heads the department in brookings, institute. he really has been steeped in this. by the way, he was a part of the failed talks back in 2000 so he is no strange to how these talks work and how they can also fall apart. so i think the white house certainly hoping that these latest round of talks will yield some fruit, but, again, as i mapped out, there are a lot of hurdles to that happening. >> martin endike bringing that experience to this....
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the massachusetts republican of henry cabot lodge and ed brook aren't the new hampshire republicans that vote in a n nonpresidential race where turnout will be low. it's fiscally conservative and socially conservative. scott brown will have to explain his votes and his positions on abortion, on gun control, on same-sex marriage to those conservative republicans. and bob smith is going to remind them of scott brown's voting record in that race. >> kevin landrigan who in two and a half minutes worked in a wizard of oz reference and a tom brady reference. thank you, sir. do appreciate you. >>> from football to march madness. college hoops is getting presidential attention in december. time now for the poli side bar. the first family took time out of their hawaiian vacation sunday to attend the diamondhead classic college basketball tournament. matchup pitted oregon state coached by first lady michelle obama's brother. they were playing akron. oregon lost 71-83, breaking its 4-0 good luck streak with the president in the stands. >>> meanwhile, former pro baller dennis rodman back in beijing
the massachusetts republican of henry cabot lodge and ed brook aren't the new hampshire republicans that vote in a n nonpresidential race where turnout will be low. it's fiscally conservative and socially conservative. scott brown will have to explain his votes and his positions on abortion, on gun control, on same-sex marriage to those conservative republicans. and bob smith is going to remind them of scott brown's voting record in that race. >> kevin landrigan who in two and a half...
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ed brooke, he was elected 35 years ago. 35 years ago. so there's a long gap. >> there is a long gap. when we look at new jersey though and cory booker taking on, you know, lautenberg, primariying him from the left, do you think that's going to be the case? >> well, you know, there's some other issues with the other senator from new jersey, bob menendez. it's really unclear. but the lautenberg people have dug in their heels. it doesn't seem lautenberg wants to step ahead. the problem goes keeper than whether or not cory booker should primary this senator. you don't have a lot of african-americans who have statewide electoral experience. most black elected officials are congress people who represent mostly black districts. so you have to really go to republicans like tim scott who are, frankly, used to crossing over and being elected by mostly white constituencies. >> progressives are going to say on the front end of things, you know, what governor of massachusetts did, a good thing. putting in a placeholder. behind closed doors they will
ed brooke, he was elected 35 years ago. 35 years ago. so there's a long gap. >> there is a long gap. when we look at new jersey though and cory booker taking on, you know, lautenberg, primariying him from the left, do you think that's going to be the case? >> well, you know, there's some other issues with the other senator from new jersey, bob menendez. it's really unclear. but the lautenberg people have dug in their heels. it doesn't seem lautenberg wants to step ahead. the problem...
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if we get information that they're targeting the brookings institution or americans for democratic action, they'd be clean. but so far no information it going across the center, it's only the right that's been targeted. >> it's only going to get worse the president has to come out and address it. he has to take responsibility. the buck does stop with him, even as there is much work to do in terms of the investigation, that we're getting so many new details coming out just in the last couple of days. i think there's obviously a lot to fear inside the white house about how far this could go. i'm not saying there's white house involvement, there's no sign that much right now at all, no one's even suggesting that in terms of the conservative talking points, but this is a serious scandal and they're going to have to address it honestly and openly. >> here's newt gingrich. i do this objectively. i watch him to give me a sense of how much fire power an issue has because he is brilliant at exploiting, i use that neutrally, taking an issue and showing its full political and ideological dimension.
if we get information that they're targeting the brookings institution or americans for democratic action, they'd be clean. but so far no information it going across the center, it's only the right that's been targeted. >> it's only going to get worse the president has to come out and address it. he has to take responsibility. the buck does stop with him, even as there is much work to do in terms of the investigation, that we're getting so many new details coming out just in the last...
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governor, and nbc analyst, ed rendell and ej dionne, "washington post" columnist joining us from the brookings institution. ej, you have said this is an inadequate but necessary deal but could help rebalance our political discussions, which is a different emphasis than just worrying about a balanced budget and deficits. what do you mean by that? >> well, what i mean is that for really since the 2010 elections, the entire national conversation has been dominated by how much can we cut the deficit. we really have spoken very little about the purposes of government. we have spoken very little about how government can help rebuild our economy. we have talks about infrastructure or education. we just talked about cutting stuff. and i think progressives really have let the conversation get away from them. now, this deal is inadequate. it should include unemployment insurance for all those people who are going to get cut off after christmas. but at least it restores some spending that needed to be restored, and stopped sucking money out of an economy where yes, we're grogan. but the government has be
governor, and nbc analyst, ed rendell and ej dionne, "washington post" columnist joining us from the brookings institution. ej, you have said this is an inadequate but necessary deal but could help rebalance our political discussions, which is a different emphasis than just worrying about a balanced budget and deficits. what do you mean by that? >> well, what i mean is that for really since the 2010 elections, the entire national conversation has been dominated by how much can...
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a nonresident fellow at the africa growth initiative at the brookings institution. our friend rohit has been in johannesburg, south africa, for us for some time now. it's good to see both of you. whitney, let me start with you. the country is visiting with president obama. they are solid democracies. what's the american interest in africa right now, and how has it changed? >> well, the american interest in africa right now is in democracy. it's in economic development. and it's in commercial opportunity. what we're seeing on the continent is the emergence of a middle class across the continent. some 350 million people who are buying televisions, buying cell phones, buying cars. and this is the new africa. and this increasingly is going to be the story coming out of the continent for the next ten years. so the visit to the white house on thursday by the four leaders is recognition not only of the new democracy but of the new opportunity that's emerging on the continent. >> rohit, let's talk about the democracy there. democratic governments are on the rise throughout
a nonresident fellow at the africa growth initiative at the brookings institution. our friend rohit has been in johannesburg, south africa, for us for some time now. it's good to see both of you. whitney, let me start with you. the country is visiting with president obama. they are solid democracies. what's the american interest in africa right now, and how has it changed? >> well, the american interest in africa right now is in democracy. it's in economic development. and it's in...
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. >> you co-authored a report for the brookings institution, writing that the government is spending too much time aplaying cold water metaphors to cyber c cybersecurit cybersecurity. how serious is the threat from non-state cybercriminals? >> a significant threat. let's remember that non-state cybercriminals can cooperate with governments. what we are often seeing in these attacks and these thefts attributed to the chinese government, working through third parties and cutouts with sort of unaffiliated groups. >> the u.s. criticizes china, developing cyberattack strategies that we have been discussion. you have written about some of those programs. what can you tell us about its u.s. cyberstrategy in dealing with this? >> look, the fact of the matter is they tried to steal our secrets, we try to steal their secrets. we are probably just a little slick tatter so we haven't been caught as often. that's why you're not seeing quite the uproar in china, the chinese government made a lot of objection what is they see as u.s. inviews it is happening in both directions. >> what's going to ha
. >> you co-authored a report for the brookings institution, writing that the government is spending too much time aplaying cold water metaphors to cyber c cybersecurit cybersecurity. how serious is the threat from non-state cybercriminals? >> a significant threat. let's remember that non-state cybercriminals can cooperate with governments. what we are often seeing in these attacks and these thefts attributed to the chinese government, working through third parties and cutouts with...
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. >> how will the fallen be honored tomorrow at brook? >> tomorrow, actually, it's interesting. if you look at our patients, it's not only what we can do for them, they're always looking to give back. we have half a dozen patients right now in europe that are about to do a bike ride from paris to london over the next few days, and it's all for charity. our patients are unique. they want to give back, and this is one way that our patients are giving back. we have other patients that spend time locally at the food bank and habitat for humanity. our guys are just absolutely phenomenal people. i'm just lucky to work there because i have people i can look up to every day on how to rebound from the catastrophic injuries they sustained. >> lieutenant colonel gyaski from the brook medical center. a big salute to you and your team, doctor. >> thank you. >>> that runner from ethiopia is making an extraordinary gesture to honor the victims of the terror attack. we'll tell you about that on the other side of this break. y in mn tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthr
. >> how will the fallen be honored tomorrow at brook? >> tomorrow, actually, it's interesting. if you look at our patients, it's not only what we can do for them, they're always looking to give back. we have half a dozen patients right now in europe that are about to do a bike ride from paris to london over the next few days, and it's all for charity. our patients are unique. they want to give back, and this is one way that our patients are giving back. we have other patients that...
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the former israeli ambassador to the united states is now a distinguished fellow at the brookings institution. honored to have you on, sir. do you agree with that assessment? is it in israel's interest for assad to stay in power? >> no, it is not. if assad stays in power under the present circumstances, this would be a victory for the axis of russia, iran, hezbollah and assad. assad will be even more of an iranian puppet than he is now. and definitely it is not in our interest. >> why, then, has israel not been more of a vocal ally of the white house in this particular instance with regards to striking syria? >> because we don't want to be part of this conflict. this conflict is not about israel. it's a syrian conflict. it is a regional conflict. it has now become very much a defining international issue. what the regime tries to do is to turn it into yet another israeli issue and we do not want to fall into that trap. so we try to say as much as we can, both in practice and in word. >> israel has attacked weapons convoys in syria several times this year alone with no response from syria. sen
the former israeli ambassador to the united states is now a distinguished fellow at the brookings institution. honored to have you on, sir. do you agree with that assessment? is it in israel's interest for assad to stay in power? >> no, it is not. if assad stays in power under the present circumstances, this would be a victory for the axis of russia, iran, hezbollah and assad. assad will be even more of an iranian puppet than he is now. and definitely it is not in our interest. >>...
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. >>> with more now on benghazi and joined by a senior fellow at the brookings institution, she's also author of the -- he's also author of the upcoming book, "the world through arab eyes," shibley, good to see you, as always. >> good to see you. >> how much is the rest of the world paying attention to this benghazi investigation in this country right now? >> well, i could tell you in the arab world, particularly, people are very puzzled by this debate. they don't really see it. they don't get what the issue is. and particularly, the issue about talking points. yes, they see it as part of american politics and they're puzzled by it. they don't see it as particularly consequential, either for american foreign policy or for american lives. >> on "meet the press" this morning, congressman darrell issa insisted that the benghazi hearings are not about a blame game. they are about how to protect americans going forward. i want to play what he said and talk about it on the other side. here it is. >> so when we look at what we know, the question is, how do we prevent a facility from being und
. >>> with more now on benghazi and joined by a senior fellow at the brookings institution, she's also author of the -- he's also author of the upcoming book, "the world through arab eyes," shibley, good to see you, as always. >> good to see you. >> how much is the rest of the world paying attention to this benghazi investigation in this country right now? >> well, i could tell you in the arab world, particularly, people are very puzzled by this debate. they...
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david brooks, andrea mitchell, chuck todd and mayor of baltimore, stephanie rawlings-blake. >>> one prominent political mit columnist calls it a lost year for president obama. the roundtable is here to weigh in in 90 seconds. . i take prilosec otc each morning for my frequent heartburn. because you can't beat zero heartburn. woo hoo! [ male announcer ] prilosec otc is the number one doctor recommended frequent heartburn medicine for 8 straight years. one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. frequent heartburn medicine for 8 straight years. is caused by people looking fore traffic parking.y that's remarkable that so much energy is, is wasted. streetline has looked at the problem of parking, which has not been looked at for the last 30, 40 years, we wanted to rethink that whole industry, so we go and put out these sensors in each parking spot and then there's a mesh network that takes this information sends it over the internet so you can go find exactly where those open parking spots are. the collaboration with citi was important for providing us the necessary financing; allow this sma
david brooks, andrea mitchell, chuck todd and mayor of baltimore, stephanie rawlings-blake. >>> one prominent political mit columnist calls it a lost year for president obama. the roundtable is here to weigh in in 90 seconds. . i take prilosec otc each morning for my frequent heartburn. because you can't beat zero heartburn. woo hoo! [ male announcer ] prilosec otc is the number one doctor recommended frequent heartburn medicine for 8 straight years. one pill each morning. 24 hours....
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there's such a big chazment is there's not enough inspection for explosive risk or security risk, people brooking into the plant, maybe putting a bomb in there. the republic for this is regular laters are severely underfunded. osha is so severely underfunded it would take them 131 years to inspect every plant in the country. >> it's probably a wonder that there haven't been more accidents like the one we saw in west, texas, huh? >> it's literally a ticking time bomb and every day 1300 workers die on the job. a report concluded that over the last two decades workplace deaths have steadily reclined but workplace deaths have steadily rose. so i think this says something about the economy right now that due to this poor economy, so many chaens companies are willing to cut safety. you're seeing deaths go up. of course no company wants to see a worker die on the job, but if the a worker does die on the job the cost is not very high. i did a story on a construction worker who was child on a serious safety violation. it cost the company a$,000 fine on the death of the work r. i interviewed the wife of th
there's such a big chazment is there's not enough inspection for explosive risk or security risk, people brooking into the plant, maybe putting a bomb in there. the republic for this is regular laters are severely underfunded. osha is so severely underfunded it would take them 131 years to inspect every plant in the country. >> it's probably a wonder that there haven't been more accidents like the one we saw in west, texas, huh? >> it's literally a ticking time bomb and every day...